Technical Director, BeCytes Biotechnologies (University of Barcelona)
Barcelona, Spain

Estephan Arredondo BS, Msc, is a biologist specialized in Organ, Tissues and Cell Donation from the University of Barcelona. He is currently Technical Director and Cofounder of Cytes Biotechnologies. He also acts as co-chair at the Allied Health Group of the Transplantation Society.

His studies are based on how to develop networks to procure human tissue for research and isolation of human liver cells. He has been involved in several European projects related to international cooperation in organ donation such as the Black Sea Area andMiddle East.

HLA Laboratory Director
Porto, Portugal

Sandra Tafulo, PhD, is the EFI laboratory Director in Portuguese Blood and Transplantation Institute in Porto, Portugal. Dra. Sandra is Councillor of the Executive Committee of European Federation for Immunogenetics (EFI), Inspector and Commissioner for EFI Accreditation Committee, member of International Committee of American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI) and Board of Directors member of ASHI. She is also a member of the research unit UMIB – group of nephrology, dialysis and transplantation at the Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar – Porto University, member of expert group in Portuguese KPD and member of Portuguese Transplantation and Immunogenetic group of Portuguese Transplantation Society (SPT).

Head, Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Laboratory
Nephrology and Transplantation Department
Hospital General San Juan de Dios, Guatemala City

Karla Escobar-Castro, QB, PhD, is Director of the Clinical Laboratory at the Biomedical Research Center and faculty member at the Faculty of Medical Sciences, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala. She leads the Immunogenetics and Transplant Research Program at Hospital General San Juan de Dios, focusing on HLA diversity, autoimmune diseases, and pharmacogenetics in kidney transplantation. Dr. Escobar-Castro Full Member of the Academy of Medical, Physical and Natural Sciences of Guatemala, a member of ASHI, EFI, and TTSS, and author of several publications on HLA and transplantation immunogenetics.Portuguese Transplantation Society (SPT).

Analytical Chemist and discipline Leader
Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL), Monterrey

Dr. Jorge Solis-Estrada is a member of the Molecular Medicine and Histocompatibility Laboratory, Hematology Service at Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González. He serves as Discipline Leader for Molecular Biology, Histocompatibility, and Genetics accredited by EMA (CL-011), EFI (99-MX-002.998) and FACT-JACIE. Since 2023, he has been an invited professor in the master’s program in Hematology Laboratory.